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(Original Signature of Member)

H. RES. ll
117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION

Censuring and condemning President Donald J. Trump for attempting to

overturn the results of the November 2020 presidential election in the
State of Georgia.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia submitted the following resolution; which was

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RESOLUTION
Censuring and condemning President Donald J. Trump for
attempting to overturn the results of the November 2020
presidential election in the State of Georgia.

Whereas on January 2, 2021, President Donald J. Trump

called Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger;
Whereas during that call President Trump repeatedly asked
Secretary Raffensperger to overturn the finalized and
verified results of the November 2020 presidential elec-
tion in the State of Georgia;
Whereas President Trump misused the power of his office by
threatening an elected official with vague criminal con-

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sequences if he failed to pursue the president’s false
claims;
Whereas President Trump’s actions and statements on this
call demonstrate an attempt to willfully deprive the citi-
zens of Georgia of a fair and impartial election process
in direct contravention of both Federal law and the laws
of the State of Georgia;
Whereas President Trump has repeatedly propagated baseless
conspiracy theories in statements and on social media,
falsely claimed that he won the November 3, 2020 presi-
dential election, and attempted to incite his supporters to
undermine our constitutional principles; and
Whereas as a result of President Trump’s words and actions,
the lawful results of free and fair elections in the United
States have been put in danger: Now, therefore, be it
1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
2 (1) publicly states its support for the finalized
3 and verified vote totals in the November 2020 presi-
4 dential election in the State of Georgia, which recog-
5 nize Joseph R. Biden as the President-elect and
6 Kamala D. Harris as Vice President-elect of the
7 United States;
8 (2) censures and condemns President Donald J.
9 Trump for his call to the Georgia Secretary of State
10 on January 2, 2021, during which he asked Sec-
11 retary Raffensperger to overturn the results of a
12 freely and fairly administered election in the state of

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1 Georgia, thereby compromising the very foundation
2 of our Constitution; and
3 (3) calls on President Trump to retract and dis-
4 avow this unlawful and unconstitutional behavior
5 and acknowledge President-elect Joseph R. Biden as
6 the victor of the November 2020 presidential elec-
7 tion.

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